Padres Farm Report (3 Jun 08)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008by Geoff Young
My mind is in full-on draft mode, and I've been re-reading some old notes: In 2004, I'd favored Stephen Drew over the two pitchers being targeted. Of the pitchers, I preferred Jeff Niemann to Jered Weaver. Oops...
In 2002, I'd wanted Cole Hamels over Khalil Greene. Then again, I'd also wanted Bobby Brownlie... I ran some numbers last July, and maybe it's time to revisit those:
Win Shares, 2002 Draft First Round
Player200320042005200620072008Total
Stats are through games of June 1, 2008, and are courtesy of Hardball Times and Baseball Graphs.
Khalil Greene, SD (13th pick)121171319273
Nick Swisher, Oak (16th)-1122219256
Jeff Francoeur, Atl (23rd)--131622455
Prince Fielder, Mil (7th)--21728653
Mark Teahen, Oak (39th)--101916449
Scott Kazmir, NYN (15th)-1131417348
Joe Blanton, Oak (24th)-0141015342
B.J. Upton, TB ...
